Sunday, June 15, 2008

Pretty Things Big Give: * Nikii *

Update: JEAN F is the lucky winner of the super kawaii amigurumi little green bear by Nikii! Thanks so much to all who entered. Be sure to enter this week's give-a-way too!



Nikii creates the cutest handcrafted amigurumi and crocheted cuties! In fact, since she's taken up this fun craft, she's so addicted that she finds herself crocheting most every day and can't put it down! Lucky for us...because her very love of this craft creates some of the cutest eye candy we've ever seen!




Tell us a bit about yourself...
I'm Nikii. I live in Bangkok, Thailand and work full time as a graphic director at a small graphic house. I personally love Graphic Design and its various outputs...Paper-based Design, Web Design or even Multi-media design. But, my latest interesting hobby is CRAFT (Crochet/Knitting). If I have the chance, I like to go to the beach and listen to the waves whisper... I find it an incredible place for relaxing.

What inspires you?
I love amigurumi (crochet doll in Japanese), introduced to me by my close friend a while back. At the time, I wasn't interested enough to make amigurumi myself, but after seeing some inspirational creations
by others *SO CUTE* ... I was inspired to make my own. And, because I can draw, most of my amigurumi items are from my own drawings, but I also like to make some amigurumi from the Japanese pattern books, which were given to me by my friend.

Any advice for fellow artists...
Do anything that make you happy. But don't steal other people's idea :) Take others idea as for references and adjust those with your original idea then you will have your style put in there. Everyone can feel how lovely of your works. Cheers~


Shoppe: http://Nikii.etsy.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iningz
Blog:
http://www.iningz.net




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This Give-a-way has ended...



Doesn't he have the cutest little face? This little green bear, handcrafted with so much love by Nikii can go home with you this week...and you can also choose to have him made into a keychain if you want to carry him everywhere you go! This cutie is approximately 6" tall and sports a designer cream shirt. He has been crocheted of 100% acrylic yarn and stuffed with fiberfill. He will look at you with love in his black bead-filled eyes and still be your very best friend when everyone else deserts you.


How to enter: Look at the little cutie pies in Nikii's shoppe or on her Flickr pages and then comment here on the cutest cutie you see! AND, if you tell us WHY you'd love to have your favourite, you'll be entered twice to win this little cute little guy!

43 comments:

Patrizia said...

Am I allowed to enter? Well even if I am not my favorite is the Happy Turtle! Everything is so cute, I love Nikii's little guys!

DiceGRRL said...

love the little elephant
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10534338
i love elephants!
i would love him and squeeze him and call him george ;)

windycindy said...

Hello, What a fun site she has. I am a vegetarian and very partial to the
"Baby Carrot" she created. He would be a really cute keychain! Thanks for your "BIG" giveaway contest. Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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Amanda K Lockrow said...

I already had this shop as a favorite on etsy! So many cute things. The Happy turtle is my favorite!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12401076

bbb said...

Happy turtle!!! love it! sooo cute, and my daughter has turtle shirt, turtle sunhat..and she will loves the happy turtle!

Bunny B said...

Oooo... SUPER KAWAII!!! I know I love bunnies, but my fave item is the Happy Turtle because he is just too cute! Cuter than the bunnies! Huhu...
Thank you for the chance!

bunnybox9 at gmail . com

BlenderBach said...

White Nose Bunny! What a cute little lady ~ she even has little accessories! i love everything in this shop, actually :)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11138317

PAC said...

Can I enter? ooo her work is soo adorble!! I love everything in the shop but if I had to choose; this mini turtle is super adorable:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12401076

erinberry said...

I like the choco-mint dinosaur - He's cute and it's a great color combination!

Oh Mandie said...

eeep! what a cute shop! I want the Happy Turtle! My kids get all the cool toys.. mom needs one too (although I'm sure they'd still lay claim to him!) :-)

Anonymous said...

OMG--how cute or kawaiii, I should say! I am loving the Party Girl and her sweet little friend. Oh and also the carrot. Just adorable! Thanks again, Raven, for such a great feature, find and opportunity to win goodies from such a talented artist.

Petra
quietstorm4951@yahoo.com

Katie L. said...

I love moo moo the cow!!! He's so adorable. I want him because I want him! lol, too cute!
babylyons.etsy.com

Ivy & Mae said...

Incredibly cute, I know a little boy who would love him (and almost everything else in this sellers shop)

Paula said...

I like the baby carrot. It's pretty darn cute.

desnomiep@inac.gc.ca

Anonymous said...

I love the perfect couple bears!

It reminds me of my boyfriend and I, awww, isn't that way too sweet?

Great work, very detailed!

Portable Green

Anonymous said...

I really like these buttons:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11992421

Reason flowers seem to be blooming right now and they caught my eye out of your shop.

Your crochet is adorable. :)

Bunny B said...

I love this as well: amigurumi baby carrot! Adorable!

bunnybox9 at gmail . com

Anonymous said...

I love your original pink bear for which you are selling the pattern. I would love to have it cos I would never get one done myself....have tried both crochet and knitting and never quite got it!

Jennifer said...

i like the happy turtle because it is so cute that it would fit with my little collection of cuties.

jenny

misty said...

I love the happy turtle.
Because my daughtet just learned to say turtle and she loves them.
Thanks so much for the opportunity.

planetmisty at gmail dot com

Michele said...

Too CUTE!!! I love the Happy Turtle the best!! The reason I picked the Happy Turtle as my favorite is because I love those two colors together (pink and green), and I love his cute little face! I've always liked turtles, and even though I no longer collect them, this turtle is just too adorable to pass up!

Michele
luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Is the artist Asian? I am too! I love her products. :) The happy turtle makes me all googly-eyed So cute! It's will be a nice companion for my bag.

applez_55@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

I love love love the Little Yellow Bunny. And the Radish!
babiesgottahaveit(at)gmail(dot)com

Joanna said...

The perfect couple bears are fabulous! I can see that with mine and hubby's initials... Now if only he'd actually want a teddy bear!

Carolyn said...

My favorite is the Baby Radish. I like the Carrot also. I like them because vegetables with smiley faces are just so adorable.

Unknown said...

The Baby Elephant Walk is the cutest!!!
I would carry him around with me everywhere and never leave him alone!!

judybrittle said...

these are really adorable!!!! my favorite is the Pinky Bunny - amigurumi and i would be so tickled pink to love one for my own.

kaylee8 said...

I love the happy turtle and would love to have it for my little one who collects turtles!

Anonymous said...

I just love the Choco-Mint Little Dino - amigurumi doll! That one stands out to me for the sweetness and innocence it projects. I would love to put it on my desk because every time I'd look at it I would smile!

doot65{at}comacst[dot]net

Anonymous said...

The turtle ,pink nosed bunny,the monkey , I can't decide which one I like the best!! Everything is so cute and I would line them up on my computer so fun. I love the veggies too.These I would use on birthday presents,the kids would love them.

Karrie said...

nose bunny for me

Jean F said...

amigurumi the radish...people should have more pet vegetables!

Phill said...

Okay "MOO MOO the cow amigurumi doll" might be the weirdly cutest thing I have ever seen. These are really, really well done. And that's coming from a knitter!

Samantha P said...

the happy turtle is darling!

Unknown said...

i'd love the amigurumi baby carrot, we love carrots in this house so it would be perfect for us.

Unknown said...

OMG! How Cute! I want one!

bubbles60 said...

Happy Turtle is the most precious one of them all, of course, I love turtle stuff.
My second one I like is the little elephant. He's a real cutie!
You do a really great job, it was hard to pick favorites from all Nikii's little friends.

klp1965 said...

i love the Happy Turtle it adorable :)

yyeres said...

Little Yellow Bunny is my favorite b/c he just seems so happy and chilled, thanks for the chance to win

KristenH said...

I like the little bear for pen/pencil, the NEW cuddly monkey pencil top, and the PURPLE bear for take care your key. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win. Thanks.

windycindy said...

Her crocheting is lovely! "The Perfect Couple Bear" are really cute!
Thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

Raven said...

WINNERS UPDATE

JEAN F is the lucky winner of the super kawaii amigurumi little green bear by Nikii!

Thanks so much to all who entered. Be sure to enter this week's give-a-way too!

xxx
Raven